FSSAI State License
Package Start @ ₹8,499/-
Our Professional Fee For FSSAI Registration of License
Fssai Registration
₹ 2,999/-
Required if the turnover is less than 12 lac in a Financial Year & the business is within the state
Fssai State License
₹8,499/-
When turnover is more than 12 Lac & upto 20 Crores for retailer/ 30 Crores for wholesalers
Fssai Central License
₹ 11,999/-
For all cases where turnover exceeds limits prescribed for state License or involved in export.
FSSAI State License
FSSAI (Food Safety Standard Authority of India) is a prominent government-backed entity that regulates the food sector in India. It has outlined countless guidelines and provisions to foster food safety across the nation. Presently, every food business in India is mandated to secure an applicable food license to conduct its business operation.
FSSAI has underpinned stringent norms for proprietary food units as the majority of them conduct their operation without any norms. FSSAI has mandated these facilities to secure FSSAI licenses without any exception. As per the FSSAI, unregistered proprietary food units are not allowed to continue their business operation without a valid food license. FSSAI has rolled the mandatory provisions for FBO and regulation of manufacturing, storage, sale, & distribution process to ensure utmost food safety and hygiene. The authority has also set up a legitimate information network for the awareness of the masses to secure valid information related to food safety and hygiene.
A food state license is a state-specific license and is granted by state licensing authority for an FBO having an annual turnover of more than 12lacs but less than 20 crores (For transporters, the annual turnover limit is 30 crores). According to a new order by the FSSAI dated 11th January, 2023, FSSAI licenses both State and Central will now be auto-renewed for a period of not more than 1 year. However, the order is not clear if the the application of renewal for a period exceeding 1 year can be filed under the existing FSS (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Regulation anymore.
Eligibility For FSSAI State License
The Following food business operators need to apply for a State license with their respective state licensing authorities:
- Businesses operating in a single state and generating annual turnover more than Rs 12 lacs and less than Rs 20 Crores.
- Facility dealing with Proprietary foods.
- Vegetable oil production & processing facility using the process of solvent extraction meeting above turnover criteria.
- Hotels having 4-star rating or less.
- Facilities dealing with dairy products, Milk Chilling Units having production capacity ranging from 500 to 50000 liter.
- Storages possessing overall capacity less than 50,000 metric tons yearly.
- A slaughterhouse having capacity of more than 2 & up to 50 large animals. Or the handling capacity of more than 10 & up to 150 small animals. Or per day capacity of more than 50 to up to 1000 poultry birds.
- All food processing facilities, including re-packing units, with a per-day capacity of not less than 100kg/l to up to 2 metric tons.
Step Wise Process for Grant of FSSAI State License
The FSSAI License is primarily granted based on the scope of operation and production volume. The typical steps involved in securing a State Food license include;
Step-1: Arranging the aforesaid document and Filing of application via Form B.
Step 2: Submission of form to licensing authority via online portal FOSCOS. The filing process ends with the submission of standard fees.
Step 3: In-depth scrutiny of application and document by FSSAI’s officials.
Step 4: If needed, an on-site inspection will be conducted by FSSAI’s officials to determine the level of compliance at business premises.
Step 5: Grant of State FSSAI License by the licensing authority (Note: the application may be revoked by the licensing authority in case of non-compliant.
Step-6: after securing the license, the business owner can commence their business operation.
Note: The license holder needs to display the license at their business premises at the time.
List of Documents for FSSAI State License
The documents required for the grant of FSSAI License are prescribed differently for Non-Manufacturing FBO and for Manufacturing FBO. In the table below, we have categories for the list of documents required.
Details of key management personal such as Directors, Partners, proprietors, & Executive Members of Society with real address & contact particulars.
FSSAI State License (Fee Structure)
The requisite fees must be paid by an applicant seeking State Food license via:
The applicable fee varies in accordance with the production capacity of the food business:
Manufacturer (Production Capacity) | License Fees/year (INR) |
More than One million tons/day 10001 to 50,000 L/day of milk or 501 to 2500 Million tons of milk solids/annum.
| 5000/- |
Lower than one Million tons of production 501 to 10,000 L/day of milk or 2.5 million tons to 500 million tons of yearly production of milk solid.
| 3000/- |
Hotels having 4 stars rating | 5000/- |
All Food Service providers (including restaurants, Canteens, clubs, caterers, Banquet halls offering food catering services, Dabbawalla system, & other FBOs. | 2000/- |
Penalty for not complying with FSSAI’s norms
In general, the penalties for FBOs in India are pretty stringent, and they are bound to face severe consequences in case of non-compliance.
FSSAI officials can conduct a surprise audit of the business premises without informing the owner. If they find some loopholes on account of compliance management, the concerned entity has to face penalties as cited in FSS Act, 2006. The table below manifests the type of penalties imposed in case of non-compliance;
S.No | Particulars | Fine (Rs) |
1 | Food quality breaches the compliance given in the act | 2 Lakh Petty manufacturer – 25,000/- |
2 | Sub-standard food | 5 Lakh |
3 | Misbranded Food | 3 Lakh |
4 | Falsified advertisement or invalid description | 10 Lakh |
5 | Extraneous matter in food | 1 Lakh |
6 | Manifesting non-corporation with Food safety officer direction | 2 Lakh |
7 | Unhygienic processing or manufacture | 1 Lakh |